diff --git a/examples/make-table.ts b/examples/make-table.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ace5f37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/make-table.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import ansis from 'ansis'
+import terminalLink from 'terminal-link'
+
+import {TableOptions, makeTable} from '../src/index.js'
+
+const data = [
+  {
+    age: 20,
+    employed: ansis.bold('true'),
+    id: terminalLink('36329', 'https://example.com/36329'),
+    name: 'Alice',
+  },
+  {
+    age: 21,
+    employed: ansis.bold('true'),
+    id: terminalLink('49032', 'https://example.com/49032'),
+    name: ansis.dim('Bob'),
+  },
+  {
+    age: 22,
+    employed: ansis.bold('false'),
+    id: terminalLink('51786', 'https://example.com/51786'),
+    name: 'Charlie',
+  },
+]
+
+const basic: TableOptions<(typeof data)[number]> = {
+  borderStyle: 'all',
+  columns: ['id', {key: 'name', name: 'First Name'}, 'age', 'employed'],
+  data,
+  headerOptions: {
+    bold: true,
+    color: '#905de8',
+    formatter: 'sentenceCase',
+  },
+  sort: {
+    id: 'desc',
+  },
+  verticalAlignment: 'center',
+}
+
+const table = makeTable(basic)
+console.log(table)
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index a31e89b..7db2aad 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-export {printTable, printTables} from './table.js'
+export {makeTable, printTable, printTables} from './table.js'
 export type {TableOptions} from './types.js'
diff --git a/src/table.tsx b/src/table.tsx
index 75cf04f..625d637 100644
--- a/src/table.tsx
+++ b/src/table.tsx
@@ -546,8 +546,12 @@ function renderTableInChunks<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(props: TableOpti
 }
 
 /**
- * Renders a table with the given data.
- * @param options see {@link TableOptions}
+ * Prints a table based on the provided options. If the data length exceeds 50,000 entries,
+ * the table is rendered in chunks to handle large datasets efficiently.
+ *
+ * @template T - A generic type that extends a record with string keys and unknown values.
+ * @param {TableOptions<T>} options - The options for rendering the table, including data and other configurations.
+ * @returns {void}
  */
 export function printTable<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(options: TableOptions<T>): void {
   if (options.data.length > 50_000) {
@@ -561,6 +565,20 @@ export function printTable<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(options: TableOpti
   output.maybePrintLastFrame()
 }
 
+/**
+ * Generates a table as a string based on the provided options.
+ *
+ * @template T - A generic type extending a record with string keys and unknown values.
+ * @param {TableOptions<T>} options - The options to configure the table.
+ * @returns {string} The rendered table as a string.
+ */
+export function makeTable<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(options: TableOptions<T>): string {
+  const output = new Output()
+  const instance = render(<Table {...options} />, {stdout: output.stream})
+  instance.unmount()
+  return output.stream.lastFrame() ?? ''
+}
+
 function Container(props: ContainerProps) {
   return (
     <Box flexWrap="wrap" flexDirection={props.direction ?? 'row'} {...props}>
@@ -569,6 +587,14 @@ function Container(props: ContainerProps) {
   )
 }
 
+/**
+ * Prints multiple tables to the console.
+ *
+ * @template T - An array of records where each record represents a table.
+ * @param {Object.<keyof T, TableOptions<T[keyof T]>>} tables - An object containing table options for each table.
+ * @param {Omit<ContainerProps, 'children'>} [options] - Optional container properties excluding 'children'.
+ * @throws {Error} Throws an error if the total number of rows across all tables exceeds 30,000.
+ */
 export function printTables<T extends Record<string, unknown>[]>(
   tables: {[P in keyof T]: TableOptions<T[P]>},
   options?: Omit<ContainerProps, 'children'>,